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Adding Fields to a Content Structure

When adding a new Field to a Structure, the highlighted fields in the image below must be filled out to help format the type of data that the field will accept/display.

Example 1: Multi Select Field

Example 2: Text Field

• Variable/ID - displays the field type after the field has been saved
• Element Type - choose whether the element will be a Field, a Divider, a dotCMS Tab, or a Constant Field (For more information, see the following documentation on Element Types)
• *Display Type - choose the standard, WYSIWYG or Tag and Category field types
• Label - give a label or title to the field
• Data Type - format the field to store data as Text, Decimal, or Whole Number values
• Validation Regex - use pre-defined or custom regular expressions to limit the way that data can be entered into the field (please see the documentation section on Validation Expressions)
• Code - some field types (radio, multi select, etc.) require parameter definitions (sample code/instructions are displayed highlighted in yellow to the right of the code field
  
• Default Value - whatever data is placed as a default value will automatically populate the Structure Field when new Content is added using the Structure
  
• Hint - place instructions for contribution content to this field, will display when
  
• Required - check this box if the field is a required field and must not be left null
  
• User Searchable - check this box to allow users to search by the data in this field to find the matching content (will automatically index the content)
  
• System Indexed - checking this box allows the field to be indexed (field data is attached to a unique value for tracking/organizing field data)
  
• Show in Listing - check this box to allow this field to display as a search results column when searching for content
• Unique - checking this box ensures that no duplicate data will be allowed in this field